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This is one of those that’s a favorite of a lot of people (or so I’m told) but that I’ve never really liked much. Bathroom humor always feels cheap and forced to me. On these early strips I was drawing at a smaller size and using paper and pens that were quite a bit different [...]
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Jul 30, 18 | Pg. 9 “Who is Talking?” |
Feb 24, 14 | 574 – Jerry Stirring |
Oct 9, 08 | 170 – There Will Be Blood |
Oct 9, 13 | 542 – The Visible Man |
Oct 15, 20 | 847 – Macho Verve and Vigor |
After I did the first 10 SuperFogeys strips on my blog at MySpace, I decided to try to find a place to get the strip hosted and see if I could produce something like it on a regular basis. When the SuperFogeys did find a host site (pre-Th3rd World) I decided to start the strip [...]
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Jun 15, 12 | Pg. 1 “Through the Portal” |
Dec 4, 08 | 185 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 2 “Babylonian Invasion” |
Aug 31, 16 | 695 – The Mighty Money Man |
Dec 31, 13 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, 3 |
Apr 22, 11 | Pg. 2 “The Boy Who Lived” |
This is the first strip where I’m really demonstrating the perverseness of Dr. Rocket, an aspect of his personality that would come to define him later. It’s hard writing a perverse character in what is essentially an all-ages strip, but I think this strip is a good example of how it can be done. It’s [...]
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Jul 15, 11 | Pg. 14 “Why Wouldn’t She?” |
Dec 29, 10 | Guest Strip by Javier Del Villar (Extra) |
Aug 5, 10 | 268 – Sick and Unflattering |
Sep 12, 12 | 444 – A New Mission |
I knew I wanted Dr. Rocket’s monologue to be about how he got Spy Gal unconscious, but I wanted his means of accomplishing that to be something humorous, brief and unique. I thought he might drug her, but just any ol’ drug wouldn’t do. It had to be something exotic. Boom: Space Pig Urine. It [...]
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Oct 22, 12 | 451 – Will Tangerine Help? |
Jan 7, 21 | 865 – Balance |
Jul 23, 12 | 429 – Shenanigans |
Feb 25, 10 | 245 – One Week Later |
Sep 26, 12 | GUEST STRIP by Crystal Murphy, Summer Fun Pt. 2! |
There are essentially two ways to do a comic strip (as I see it): with or without a continuing story. The intro of Spy Gal is when I realized that I just wasn’t capable of doing one-off jokes. I ALWAYS have a story to tell. Spy Gal was originally supposed to be a character named [...]
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Nov 13, 17 | 746 – The New Maid |
Jan 23, 13 | 474 – Overwhelmed |
Dec 16, 08 | 188 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 5 “In The Dark” |
Oct 4, 11 | Chapter 9, “Head Games” Recap by Eric Merritt |
Jul 20, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal’s Secret Mission, Pg. 1 “Entry” |
For Spy Gal’s intro, I wanted to push the boundaries of good taste a little. Is it right to make light of the dementia that all-too-often takes over the minds of older people? …Depends on how you do it. Turns out Spy Gal was faking, but it’s a theme I plan on revisting. Why Turnip? [...]
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It still pains me to look at the art in a lot of these early strips. Where the crud are the frickin’ wheelchairs? The only answer I have is that I was lazy and was trying to draw as little as possible. I really saw the strips as more of an exercise in pacing and [...]
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Nov 20, 06 | 48 – “Old Marm?” |
Aug 6, 18 | Swifty Origin, Pg. 10 “The Heart” |
Jan 12, 07 | 67 – Dr. Rocket Draws a Webcomic? |
Sep 7, 12 | Pg. 5 “Who Squished?” |
May 16, 11 | 316 – Dr. Rocket’s Space Journey, Pt. 5: The Last Place Anyone Would Think to Look |
his is the second of the additions I made to the original 10 black and white strips I did to kick off the SuperFogeys. Originally, episode 8 went into what is now episode 10 without this minor stopover to make explicit what was once subtle. She’s Spy Gal. Spy Gal is a spy. Duh. It [...]
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Jul 29, 15 | 662 – Lazy Villainy |
Aug 14, 19 | 791 – The Secret Origin of The Atomic Fly! |
Feb 6, 13 | 478 – What If Money Man Had Lived? |
Oct 4, 11 | Chapter 9, “Head Games” Recap by Eric Merritt |
Dec 3, 20 | 859 – Snakes on a Swifty |
This is one of my favorites. I think it really brings home the idea that these guys are old. We don’t know how Mr. Crook died, but he was in a nursing home and that’s what people tend to do there so we don’t even wonder what the cause was. Maybe that’s a story I’ll [...]
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Aug 23, 22 | 917 – The New Valhalla |
Apr 9, 07 | 138 – Good News and Bad News |
Feb 26, 20 | 834 – Percy Makes a Choice |
Sep 27, 12 | GUEST STRIP by Crystal Murphy, Summer Fun Pt. 3 |
Feb 5, 09 | 194 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 11 “Helpful Suggestions” |
I had written myself into a bit of a corner. I had Spy Gal come to Valhalla, but she didn’t really need to be there. Somehow, I had to make her stay. Enter the Orderly (later named Gene) and the Power Dampener. Visually, Spy Gal would never be the same after this strip and I [...]
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This is one of my absolute favorites. I think it’s one of the funniest last panels I’ve ever come up with. So, of course, only about half the people who read it actually get it. This one gets knocked down by a lot of people for not standing too well on its own. I suppose [...]
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Dec 17, 12 | 467 – Spy Gal Kicks Butt |
Sep 23, 06 | 2 – Introducing Jerry! |
Feb 3, 14 | 568 – Old Biddy |
Apr 13, 11 | 307 – T-Magus |
Sep 6, 22 | 921 – Obedience is Key |
Time between the creation of SuperFogeys 12 and 13: 2 months. This is the first strip that really sets the tone for what the SuperFogeys would be. The art is finally coming into its own, resulting in a strip that I’m really proud of. I love the subtle pacing of the camera zoom. It’s a [...]
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May 2, 11 | 312 – Dr. Rocket’s Space Journey, Pt. 1: The Real Cause of Dr. Rocket’s Suffering |
Aug 17, 11 | 343 – Speak No More of This |
Mar 5, 18 | 768 – Boy-Haired Crone |
Oct 21, 06 | 27 – Spy Gal’s Explanation |
First of all: yes, they’re watching Jeopardy. The real point of this strip was to show Jerry’s concern for Spy Gal and Captain Spectacular’s utter lack of it. I wrapped that point in a Jeopardy joke recycled from Groundhog Day because I figured I’d better do this joke now and early in order to get [...]
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Apr 20, 12 | Pg. 9 “The Unicef Upstarts” |
Apr 24, 13 | 500 – What Should Not Be |
Mar 10, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 4 “Arrival in New York” |
Jun 10, 11 | Pg. 9 “College Years” |
Jan 18, 12 | 379 – A True Hero |
What’s sadder than a guy who can run really fast that’s stuck behind a walker? The answer is nothing, my friends, nothing. That’s what makes Swifty so much fun–we all know exactly why he’s so bitter and grumpy and you just can’t blame the guy. For Swifty’s design, I couldn’t make him look too much [...]
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Jul 6, 11 | 331 – Paradise |
Oct 4, 11 | Chapter 9, “Head Games” Recap by Eric Merritt |
Jun 3, 11 | Pg. 8 “Future Imperfect” |
Jul 16, 09 | 216 – Cami |
Dec 21, 11 | 373 – SWAT! |
This is one of those strips I really, really struggled with. I knew the last thing I wanted was for Dr. Rocket to successfully take advantage of Spy Gal. I mean, this just isn’t that kind of strip. The simplest solution would have been to have Jerry or Captain Spectacular bust through the wall and [...]
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Aug 16, 10 | 271 – Is Spy Gal Not a Good Woman? |
Mar 3, 14 | 576 – Torture Chamber 3B |
Apr 11, 11 | 306 – He Looks Like He’s Dying |
Oct 26, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal, Pg. 9 “What Is Strength?” |
May 25, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 1 “Where the Story Begins” |
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Nov 21, 11 | 364 – Comrade |
Nov 14, 11 | 362 – Robots Don’t Sleep |
Jun 12, 13 | 512 – The Worst Thing That’s Ever Happened to Swifty |
Dec 16, 19 | 819 – Time for a Refill? |
Sep 25, 08 | 166 – Beer Don’t Judge |
This one is just ugly. None of the characters look right, though I do love how the idea of Spy Gal kissing Dr. Rocket just rolls off Captain Spectacular. The man just does not care. Plus: sexy shoulder blades.
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Feb 29, 12 | 391 – Secrets, Secrets Are No Fun… |
Mar 15, 07 | 114 – Enter: Star Maiden |
Jan 7, 10 | Guest Strip by Will Boyer of “The Misadventures of Super Milo!” |
Jan 28, 07 | 88 – Who Smells Like Fish? |
Nov 16, 06 | 44 – Beginning the Tale of How Captain Spectacular was Paralyzed |
Although I didn’t realize it at the time, this was a step in the right artistic direction for the SuperFogeys. The changing camera views were necesitated by the storyline and made for a much stronger reading experience. There’s a little easter egg in this one with the picture of the girl on the wall in [...]
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Jul 14, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 22 “The Society of Heroes” |
Sep 16, 08 | 163 – Dr. Klein’s Got Some Splainin’ to Do |
Oct 1, 15 | Chapter 21 Teaser! |
Aug 25, 22 | 918 – Not Going in There |
Feb 26, 20 | 834 – Percy Makes a Choice |
I love this strip. I think this is the one where you get the best sense of the relationship between Captain Spectacular and Jerry. The first panel alone–I think if the entire strip were just that panel, I’d be happy. I don’t think anyone else laughs at that first panel (That’s not where the joke [...]
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Aug 26, 08 | 157 – The Third Man’s Message |
Oct 20, 14 | 629 – Freaky Differences |
Jun 19, 15 | 645 – Say the Name Correctly, Idiot |
Jul 16, 14 | 610 – Do the most you can do. |
Dec 3, 06 | 53 – The Healing |
Me: Hey, I’ve got a great idea. Me: What’s that? Me: You know how we could get a lot of strips done quickly? Me: How? Me: We could just cut/paste all the best bits from previous strips and add only minor alterations! Me: Genius. Future Me: I beg to differ.
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Oct 9, 19 | 802 – Nothing More Important Than Loyalty |
Oct 21, 11 | Pg. 4 “Zombie Madness” |
Dec 7, 11 | 369 – Donut Power |
Sep 21, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal, Pg. 4 “The Best Day Ever, Ever” |
My lazy self strikes again. As for the story here, this strip was important to me because I had a very real fear at the time that it was going to be perceived that I had a hatred towards women. Dumb, right? I mean, Dr. Rocket is a character, he doesn’t speak for me, but [...]
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Oct 21, 06 | 27 – Spy Gal’s Explanation |
Dec 4, 13 | 554 – Not In a Way That Matters |
Dec 19, 12 | 468 – Jerry’s Savior |
Mar 17, 14 | 580 – The Pleasure of Conquering |
Sep 16, 10 | 276 – “Sweetie” |
This is the strip that finally broke me. I enjoy the dialogue here a lot, but the art is the (seemingly) umpteenth strip made out of spare parts. This is when I realized things had to change.
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Mar 29, 07 | 128 – Only Two People in the World… |
Dec 23, 11 | Pg. 6 “Battle in the Skies” |
Aug 24, 12 | Pg. 3 “Crybabies” |
Nov 7, 11 | 360 – Decision |
I do believe this strip marks the first close-up I’d ever done in the Superfogeys. I began looking for ways to change the camera around and push the framing into the storytelling more. It was just one panel, but it was a start.
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Oct 12, 12 | Pg. 8 “Gross Fetuses” |
Jul 13, 10 | SF Origins: The Life and Times of Soviet Sam, Pg. 8 “Sweet Dreams” |
Jun 17, 11 | Pg. 10 “Lost Faith” |
Mar 17, 07 | 116 – Still Hot |
Feb 3, 07 | 94 – Everything Changed |
I love this little experiment. It’s two jokes, one the main plot and one a jokey subplot, that don’t work so well on their own but that compliment each other, I think, pretty well. Jerry’s frustration here is my own. Sleep, it seems, will always be denied me. I had no idea the Space Pig [...]
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Aug 16, 22 | 915 – Return to Valhalla |
Jun 30, 22 | 902 – Devastation |
May 6, 08 | 75 – WebSpace Page: The Space Pig |
Mar 12, 07 | 111 – Forgive Dr. Rocket |
May 14, 18 | 786 – The Opening of the Door |
Double-sized strips are always fun, but I’m not sure this is the best use of it. The flashback certainly was fun to do. The idea here should be clear: Jerry is Captain Spectacular’s sidekick. This is all set-up and revelation. You should be getting the idea by now that Chapter 1 is really Jerry’s story.
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Aug 10, 16 | 689 – Zurida, the Mother |
Sep 29, 06 | 7 – Turnip Turnip |
Feb 19, 18 | 764 – Meanwhile, Inside Dr. Rocket’s Bedchamber |
Sep 16, 15 | 683 – What Makes Peace Worthless |
Sep 28, 12 | GUEST STRIP by Crystal Murphy, Summer Fun Pt. 4 |
This is the episode that almost never was. My original plan was to go from strip 26 to the last strip of Chapter 1–what is now strip 28. However, I realized fairly late in the game that I hadn’t really done anything to set up WHY CS and Spy Gal would get back together. I [...]
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Aug 20, 14 | 619 – The Repentant |
Oct 10, 06 | 17 – Spy Gal Doesn’t Need Jerry |
Aug 10, 12 | Pg. 1 “Baby Hands” |
Nov 16, 11 | 363 – Liberated |
The last strip of Chapter One is one that I had planned for a long, long time. Once I decided to do the SuperFogeys for real, I quickly came up with a grand plan. This plan extends far, far beyond this chapter, though this ending is the first touchstone in that plan. If you ever [...]
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Jan 17, 07 | 72 – Dictator Tot’s Marching Orders |
Dec 23, 08 | 190 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 7 “Test Subjects” |
Jan 4, 10 | Guest Strip by Marc Lapierre of “Spooky Doofus!” |
Mar 25, 10 | 249 – How to Prove Your Love |
Feb 15, 12 | 387 – A Hot Shower |
This first strip in chapter 2 is all about setting up the game and introducing Dr. Klein, an obviously important figure at Valhalla. When I started the SuperFogeys, I always had it in the back of my mind that I would need to create a “man-in-charge” at some point. Dr. Klein, with his german name [...]
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Jan 16, 12 | 378 – Things Fall Apart |
May 19, 22 | 890 – Loved In Her Own Way |
Mar 21, 11 | The SuperFogeys 2011 Teaser |
Mar 24, 07 | 123 – The Box is Opened |
Sep 7, 12 | Pg. 5 “Who Squished?” |
I love Spy Gal. It’s probably the adolescent schoolboy in me, but I have a lot of fun teasing her and putting her in some horrible situations. It’s always fun to see what she’ll do. Gene is the stand-in for my fifteen-year-old self. And, in case you can’t make it out, the book Spy Gal [...]
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Aug 10, 20 | 843 – What About the Crawfish? |
Jun 22, 11 | 327 – The Buddy System |
Oct 14, 08 | 171 – Hello, Karma |
Feb 17, 14 | 572 – The New War Room |
Dec 12, 16 | 718 – What is Deserved |
One of the better-paced strips I’ve done (or so I’ve been told) and a solid, economical reintroduction to three of the main characters.
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Oct 7, 19 | 801 – The Next Best Thing |
Oct 1, 12 | 445 – I Don’t Know What I’ve Been Told |
May 19, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 14 “Save Him, Dirtlicker” |
Nov 18, 13 | 549 – Zurida’s Visitors |
May 30, 11 | 320 – One Thing Left |
Some people thought Dr. Klein’s look in the third panel coupled with his German name mean that Dr. Klein is evil. I won’t comment on the prejudices of my readership, but I will say that I did not have that in mind when I drew it. I was just experimenting with what I could do [...]
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Aug 22, 14 | Pg. 8 “The Captor Revealed” |
Oct 5, 16 | 704 – Ankle Biters |
Jun 19, 15 | 645 – Say the Name Correctly, Idiot |
Jan 21, 13 | 473 – Monkey Rain |
Mar 5, 09 | 198 – Not Lookin’ Too Good Yourself |
Ugh. This is my failed experiment. Like Strip 25, I had two ideas for a strip and tried to make them into one. As drawn, panel 3 preceded panel 2, but at the last minute I got the idea to integrate them more. It didn’t work. Not helping matters is the last panel. For the [...]
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Jul 29, 13 | 521 – Spy Gal Awakened |
Apr 22, 13 | 499 – Statuesque |
Feb 17, 10 | SF Origins: The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular, Pg. 7 “Two Years” |
Apr 30, 12 | 407 – Spy Days Are Over |
Apr 1, 11 | Pg. 9 “Always” |
Like Spy Gal in Chapter 1, I had spent two strips building up the arrival of the Healer. I wanted his entrance to be important and surprising. Originally, the Healer was going to be an old man in a cloak. Much more like Dr. Strange or something like that. After being comfortable with that for [...]
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Apr 15, 10 | 252 – Like A Son |
Mar 12, 18 | 770 – Bumps in the Road |
Jan 2, 07 | 61 – Dictator Tot in Hel |
Feb 10, 07 | 100 – The Third Man Revealed |
Jan 20, 11 | 292 – Everything Was Chaos |
The SuperFogeys are so stiff and immobile, it was fun to cut loose a little on a character like the Healer. I made it double-sized because I wanted the figures to breathe a little and see what I could do with a character who is real expressive. There’s some good lines in this one (Dr. [...]
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Jun 30, 22 | 902 – Devastation |
Feb 17, 09 | SF Origins: The Society of Heroes, Pg. 1 “Spy Gal” |
Jul 2, 09 | 214 – Father and Sons |
Dec 7, 16 | 717 – The Fury of Soviet Sam |
Sep 28, 12 | GUEST STRIP by Crystal Murphy, Summer Fun Pt. 4 |
More Healer nonsense. You can see how my camera is really changing up now. I’ve left behind almost completely the cut/paste of the previous chapter, something I was real glad to do. The Space Pig is always fun to bring back. There’s no way to explain him and his function every time out, so I [...]
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May 6, 13 | 501 – New Age Nitwit |
May 24, 22 | 891 – Third Eye Blind |
May 8, 13 | 502 – The Presidio Thumb |
Dec 16, 13 | 557 – Dog Off the Leash |
I hate the first panel of this one. CS and Spy Gal just don’t look right and I don’t know what I was thinking. The entire point of this strip was to establish that Spy Gal is attracted to Dr. Klein. I don’t do anything more with it for the whole of Chapter 2, but [...]
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Nov 20, 17 | 748 – Good Enough |
Sep 14, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal, Pg. 3 “She Dead” |
Sep 28, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal, Pg. 5 “Mercenary Spies” |
May 7, 12 | 409 – Walkin’ Blues |
This is a strip I’m really proud of. It’s very much a side-trip from the main story, but I think it’s poignant in a way that SuperFogeys hasn’t been up until now. While writing the SuperFogeys, I often have to ask myself, “What will it be like when I’m old?” I guess this is one [...]
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Nov 18, 13 | 549 – Zurida’s Visitors |
Nov 9, 11 | 361 – The Whole Place is Coming Down |
Aug 28, 13 | 530 – Jerry’s Greatest Hits |
Apr 2, 09 | 202 – He Started Stuttering |
Mar 17, 11 | 300 – Stage Four |
Jerry was late to the party because I needed to remind the audience of his feelings for Spy Gal. I’m sure there was a better way to do that. Not a favorite of mine.
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I knew the back half of this chapter would be light on the Swifty, so I wanted to make sure his last time in the spotlight was a memorable one. Everyone seems to have a different favorite Swifty ailment, but the one I like the best (and the first one I wrote) is the one [...]
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Sep 10, 09 | 224 – The Race |
May 3, 08 | 86 – WebSpace Page: Jerry |
Jan 3, 11 | Guest Strip by Javier Del Villar, Part One |
Jun 29, 11 | 329 – Ear Twist |
Oct 11, 06 | 18 – Ben Gay Smell |
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Jan 21, 07 | 81 – Jerry Denied! |
Nov 10, 14 | 635 – The Blame Game |
Jul 2, 09 | 214 – Father and Sons |
Mar 24, 07 | 123 – The Box is Opened |
Jan 13, 11 | 291 – Ear Cancer |
Yeah, I did a Viagra joke. You almost have to, given the subject matter. I think I did it in the best possible way. It was important to me to have the Healer is so disapproving and grossed out. I think that’s how we all felt the first time we saw Bob Dole talking about [...]
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Mar 4, 13 | 485 – To The Stars |
Jan 17, 11 | Guest Strip by Gabe Altomare |
Feb 28, 18 | 767 – Done Pretending |
Feb 3, 20 | 829 – Too. Far. |
Sep 29, 11 | Chapter 6, “Funeral for a Frenemy” Recap by Crystal Murphy |
I had been looking for an excuse to do a single-panel strip for a long time and this conclusion of the Healer’s interviews with all the SuperFogeys was a good excuse for it. Originally, the dialogue on this one was vastly different. It was a back and forth between the Healer and the Captain; none [...]
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Oct 6, 06 | 13 – How About a Kiss? |
Dec 31, 08 | Guest Strip by Edward Krebes of “Hobo and Bowser!” |
May 19, 14 | 596 – That’s the Mission |
Nov 9, 06 | 37 – Is Dr. Klein a Sexy Beast? |
Sep 1, 14 | 622 – Portalmaker |
44 – Beginning the Tale of How Captain Spectacular was Paralyzed
by Brock Heasley on November 16th, 2006This is one of those connecting strips that I didn’t know I needed until I did. Strip 45 was always a story I was going to tell, but before I got to that story I realized that I had nothing leading into it. What would be Dr. Rocket’s final scheme? Why, bunnies of course. Why [...]
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Mar 17, 07 | 116 – Still Hot |
Jan 4, 11 | Guest Strip by Javier Del Villar, Part Two |
Nov 5, 14 | 634 – Twin Plots |
Apr 29, 11 | Pg. 3 “Lucky” |
May 7, 08 | 74 – WebSpace Page: The Healer |
45 – The Tale of How Captain Spectacular was Paralyzed, Conclusion
by Brock Heasley on November 17th, 2006See the bunny? I liked the idea that Dr. Rocket kept one bunny for himself. Of course it begs the question…what happened to the bunny? That answer is coming in Chapter 6. This strip took a little longer than your average strip. In the end, I think I probably pumped a little too much detail [...]
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Nov 18, 13 | 549 – Zurida’s Visitors |
Jan 11, 12 | 377 – The Blue Light of Revelation |
May 9, 11 | 314 – Dr. Rocket’s Space Journey, Pt. 3: The One He Truly Hunts |
Aug 10, 16 | 689 – Zurida, the Mother |
Sep 2, 10 | 274 – Up and Walking |
Another “ugh” strip for me. I have a real problem with drawing too big for the panel. I truly need to zoom the camera out more. The Healer declaring the Captain the winner without checking the score should come across as a bit strange. He’s just being too nice. It’s the first hint there might [...]
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Nov 25, 13 | 551 – The Guthrie is Turned On |
Oct 21, 13 | SuperFogeys Q and A: 3 of 4 |
Jun 15, 12 | Pg. 1 “Through the Portal” |
Jan 28, 10 | 241 – He’s Gone |
I absolutely love this strip. This is a case of art elevating the script. On paper, this one didn’t seem like it would be much. If anything, I felt like I was trying to do too much. However…I think it works. Bingo Knight was a character name given to me by a reader of my [...]
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Bingo Knight’s design came from the idea that he is essentially a super accountant. I mean, a super hero who settles Bingo scores? How could he be anything BUT an accountant? Once I knew that, all I had to do was put a dorky guy in a Knight costume and the idea sold itself.
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Sep 28, 10 | SF Origins: Spy Gal, Pg. 5 “Mercenary Spies” |
Oct 3, 06 | 11 – The Power Dampener |
Aug 1, 14 | Pg. 5 “Many Doors, All Locked” |
Dec 10, 12 | 465 – Lip Lick |
Apr 15, 13 | 497 – Michelle |
I don’t know how much this strip actually adds to the plot, but it makes me laugh and sometimes that’s enough. A genuinely well-drawn Spy Gal in this strip, I think. She’s a tough one to draw just right and I always have a hard time with her hair.
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Feb 5, 14 | 569 – Don’t Call Him a Communist When You’ve Been One For a Year |
Mar 9, 12 | Pg. 3 “His Old Flame” |
Sep 12, 16 | 698 – Good Thing or Bad Thing? |
Aug 26, 13 | 529 – Why Did Jerry Do It? |
Nov 9, 06 | 37 – Is Dr. Klein a Sexy Beast? |
I tried and tried to not make this one a double-sized. I had just done one and I didn’t want to take the time to do another one, but there just wasn’t any other way to make it work. Too many characters all interacting with each other. It has been said that this is one [...]
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Feb 12, 09 | 195 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 12 “The Conclusion” |
Nov 14, 06 | 42 – Dr. Rocket Needs a Special Kind of Healing |
Mar 16, 07 | 115 – Star Maiden Flattens Dr. Rocket |
Feb 4, 21 | 871 – To Save a Dark World |
Mar 25, 20 | 842 – Someone to Hit |
This is the one that was lifted almost entirely from the rejected version of strip 43. That’s how a lot of strips get written. I may write lots and lots of possible dialogue for any given strip and if something isn’t right for the idea, but the dialogue is good anyway, I’ll save it and [...]
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Oct 3, 11 | Chapter 8, “The Captain and the Spy” Recap by Nick Perkins |
Aug 11, 14 | Marc Lapierre and The SuperFogeys |
May 27, 11 | Pg. 7 “In the Future” |
Nov 18, 08 | 180 – The Many Crimes of Dr. Rocket |
This is one I was really excited about doing. The art in the SuperFogeys represents a style that I invented just for this strip. I work in a lot of different styles at my 9-to-5 and in my freelance work, so it was fun to show off one of those styles in this strip. Plus, [...]
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Aug 10, 15 | 667 – The Importance of Good Hygiene |
Feb 26, 09 | 197 – Requiem |
Dec 29, 09 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, Part One |
Feb 9, 10 | SF Origins: The Six Wives of Captain Spectacular, Pg. 5 “Michelle Masters” |
Mar 21, 07 | 120 – Swifty’s Losing? |
By the time I got to this strip I’d really tossed away any notion I had of keeping the same structure of four panels for each strip. This is another of those ideas I had from almost the very beginning of Chapter 2. It’s so weird seeing the Captain standing. I don’t know that I’ll [...]
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Jul 31, 15 | 663 – Pandora’s Box |
Sep 11, 08 | 162 – Just Another Purty Face? |
Dec 9, 08 | 186 – The Origin of Captain Spectacular and Dr. Rocket, Pt. 3 “Going Up” |
Dec 27, 13 | Guest Strip by Crystal Murphy, 1 |
I love Gene. He’s such a jerk and yet, I think, you feel sorry for him. I don’t really know why. Maybe it’s just me. I broke my rule of having Spy Gal being tough enough to defend herself because I couldn’t pass up the joke. I hope no one minded.
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Dec 21, 16 | 721 – Requiem for Money Man |
Dec 3, 14 | 642 – A Star Falls |
Oct 17, 18 | HUGE NEWS! SuperFogeys Volume One—Inaction Heroes now on Kickstarter! |
Apr 25, 18 | 781 – Everyone in the War Room! |
Nov 27, 13 | 552 – Is Jerry Really Such a Bad Guy? |
Talk about left field, huh? All I’ll say here is that I do know who the Healer is talking to and it is a hint at something greater and we WILL find out who it is. There are more questions to be asked about this one, but I’ll let you figure out what they are.
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I’m color-blind (mildly so, but still…), but the SuperFogeys are a one man show so you all have to put up with my puke palette. However, it’s always nice when a strip looks pretty like I think this one does. The entire point of this strip is to justify the next one…
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…just as the entire point of Chapter 2 was to justify this one joke. See, I wrote this one as one of the first 10 strips back in the first weeks of the creation of the SuperFogeys. I quickly realized that I couldn’t use it because, uh, hello? Captain Spectacular can’t walk. Thus, Chapter 2 [...]
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